Runway incursion. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	318479
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
ASRS Report	318479
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing to runway 8R in phoenix, we were performing the taxi checklist. At the 'takeoff briefing/bugs' prompt I proceeded to brief the takeoff and departure. I was heads down in the cockpit reading the drake 6 departure instructions. When I looked up I saw the hold short area passing our left side and saw no attempt to slow and/or position ourselves to hold short. We continued straight ahead. So I said 'there's the runway.' brakes applied and full left tiller was inputted by the captain and we proceeded to swing our nose and (1/3 - 1/2) the aircraft beyond the hold line to a stop. Aircraft on short final inquired of tower if we were going to stop and tower queried us as to whether we were going to hold short. I responded that we were holding short. The aircraft on short final landed without incidence as did one other aircraft before we were cleared for takeoff. The captain later told me that this was his fifth day in a row of flying and he was right up to his '30 in 7' regulation. I believe fatigue played a big factor in this occurrence for the captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: TAXIING TO RWY 8R IN PHOENIX, WE WERE PERFORMING THE TAXI CHKLIST. AT THE 'TKOF BRIEFING/BUGS' PROMPT I PROCEEDED TO BRIEF THE TKOF AND DEP. I WAS HEADS DOWN IN THE COCKPIT READING THE DRAKE 6 DEP INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW THE HOLD SHORT AREA PASSING OUR L SIDE AND SAW NO ATTEMPT TO SLOW AND/OR POS OURSELVES TO HOLD SHORT. WE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD. SO I SAID 'THERE'S THE RWY.' BRAKES APPLIED AND FULL L TILLER WAS INPUTTED BY THE CAPT AND WE PROCEEDED TO SWING OUR NOSE AND (1/3 - 1/2) THE ACFT BEYOND THE HOLD LINE TO A STOP. ACFT ON SHORT FINAL INQUIRED OF TWR IF WE WERE GOING TO STOP AND TWR QUERIED US AS TO WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO HOLD SHORT. I RESPONDED THAT WE WERE HOLDING SHORT. THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE AS DID ONE OTHER ACFT BEFORE WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. THE CAPT LATER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS HIS FIFTH DAY IN A ROW OF FLYING AND HE WAS RIGHT UP TO HIS '30 IN 7' REG. I BELIEVE FATIGUE PLAYED A BIG FACTOR IN THIS OCCURRENCE FOR THE CAPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.